European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday november 19, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 5 Mcdonald s manager slain in heist Indianapolis a the manager of a fast food restaurant was shot to death sunday after offer ing himself As a hostage in place of a female employee during a robbery authorities said. The two Holdup men escaped with an undetermined amount of Cash Hom Icide detective Fred l. Jackson said. The men had entered the Mcdon Ald s restaurant about 7 . And drank Coffee until there were no customers inside Jackson said. They then surprised the Crew and ordered manager Dewayne f. Bible to open the store s Safe Jackson said. The robbers then herded Bible and five female employees into a walk in basement Freezer Jackson said. The men then said they wanted to take an employee hostage and Bible said Don t take her she s already scared he said he should be taken instead Jackson said. About five minutes later the employees heard two shots from out Side the Freezer Jackson said. Bible 24, was killed by a gunshot to the Back of he head Jackson said. The employees escaped by using a piece of cardboard to dislodge a lock when they emerged from the base ment about a half hour after the shoot ing they found they were locked inside the restaurant. They attracted the at Tention of a passer by. Using old planes contributes to Accident rate report says Dallas a commercial airlines Are relying More on older used aircraft and growing numbers of those aging planes Are involved in accidents attributed to structural or mechanical failure a newspaper reported. The problem stems from stiff Competition Ana Price wars following deregulation of the Industry in 1979. The Dallas morning news which studied National transportation safety Board records from 1974 to 1983, said sunday. Because the Competition is squeezing commercial airlines budgets More and More carriers have begun tying older,.used aircraft amid growing government concerns about safety the newspaper said. Carriers that did t exist five years ago such As people express and Midwest express Are competing with established airlines for the older aircraft the morning news said. The newspaper quoted aviation experts As saying the older planes require addition Al maintenance at a time when economic pressures have forced some deregulated Cash strapped airlines to Cut Corners. Industry and Federal aviation administration officials said there was no evidence that older jets could not be flown safely. A new inspection program for older jets became mandatory for some airlines last month. The program requires operators of some older aircraft to perform special supplemental inspections for age related cracks and corrosion. In 1971, the average age of a passenger Jet was five years. This year the average age is almost 10 years and More than one operating costs of major . Airlines in cents per available seat mile 1984 figures us air 9.98 Republic 8.46ci Delta 8.15 american 8.09 Eastern 8.081 Twa 7.87 pan am 7.73 United 7.321 Western 7.17 Northwest 7.11 Continental 6.19 Chicago Tribune Chart source Salomon Brothers third of the Fleet is is years eld or older the newspaper said. The fact is that with deregulation Industry Competition is a bigger item said Jim Hart who oversees a new Faa inspection program in Seattle for older jets. Folks have to Cut somewhere and maintenance is one of the most obvious places to do that. And with an older air plane that does require More maintenance those things Don t match up Well Hart said. American airlines which began buying used jets three years ago never bought used aircraft previously nor had anyone in the Industry none of the majors had said . Baldwin american airlines vice presi Dent for aircraft sales and services. With the Advent of deregulation. People started finding that their fleets were not flexible enough he said. They had aircraft for transcontinental flights but what they needed were Short Range air Craft or vice  Industry analysts told the newspaper that the age of the Fleet will continue to increase. Among the newspaper s findings in the five years before 1979 when commercial airlines were flying newer air Craft before deregulation took effect 21.4 percent of the accidents were caused by Metal fatigue failure or corrosion compared with 38.7 pc Cen from 1979 to 1983. Right time on aircraft involved in accidents in which fatigue or corrosion were identified As a Factor jumped from an aver age of 16,289 hours in the five years before deregulation to an average of 31,025 hours in the five years afterwards. Navy finally will Honor dead infer gence officer new York a a former naval offi cer apparently denied a medal during his life time because of feuding within the intelligence Community Over the Battle of Midway will be honoured posthumously for breaking a key Jap anese code during world War ii. Capt Joseph j. Rochefort broke the code 43 Yean ago when he was serving in a naval intelligence unit in Hawaii. It helped the United states win the Battle of Midway but Rochefort was ousted As an intelligence officer not Long after. He died in 1976. Military and civilian historians told the new York times that the Navy s decision to award Rochefort the distinguished service medal the highest Honor Avail Able to a noncombatant will help rectify a longstanding wrong. The action they say also has helped to bring to Light the bitter feuding within the Navy s world War ii intelligence operations. Not Only was Captain Rochefort removed from his intelligence command in Pearl har Bor soon after the Battle of  said capt. Roger Pineau a naval historian but the Washington intelligence Community which was wrong about the time and place of the attack tried to take credit for Rockefort s code Breaks and accurate intelligence evaluation of japanese  a spokesman for the Navy said the award to Rochefort was based solely on the merits of the  several Rochefort supporters said the Hunters warned against wacko7 environmentalists award was being Given because of information on Rochefort s Case that was brought to Light in a new Book and i was there the posthumous memoirs of rear . Edwin t. Layton the Pacific Fleet s Intelli gence officer from 1940 until Japan s sur Render in 1945. According to documents printed in the Book which will be published dec. 7, Roche fort provided daily intelligence analyses to Layton then a lieutenant commander. Layton conveyed them to . Chester w. Nimitz commander of the Pacific Fleet. In late May 1942. Their efforts paid off. Despite claims from Washington that it could not be done the Rochefort team succeeded in cracking codes revealing the time Date and place of the planned invasion of Midway Island in the Central Pacific. Nimitz acted on Rochefort s analysis and in a three Day Battle in Early june . Sands or time Carrier planes crippled the japanese Fleet turning the tide of the Pacific War. Immediately after the Battle of Midway Nimitz recommended the distinguished service medal for Rochefort but the Navy department turned it Down. Rochefort was recalled from Pearl har Bor and eventually reassigned to command a floating dry Dock in san Francisco. In 1944, he returned to intelligence work in Washington but in a position of less responsibility. Nimitz again recommended Rochefort for the award in 1958, but that request was denied on the ground that it was too late to Grant awards for action in world War ii. In 1983, Donald m. Showers who worked for Roch Forl in 1942, Drew upon formerly classified intelligence materials to again submit Rochefort s name. His Peti Tion was eventually successful. Salt Lake City a sportsmen should be wary of joining forces with wacko extremist environmental groups who Promise preservation at the expense of Hunters rights rep. James v. Hansen a Utah says. He spoke at a workshop sponsored by the Utah shooting sport Council and the National Rifle Asi Ocia Tion. I when i went to Congress i consid ered myself an environmentalist Han in said. But i Don t anymore because in Washington the environmentalists per in Are very much extremist. The real Agenda the absolute Agenda Hansen of some of these organizations in t to promote the sports that you like but to Cut it out completely he said. Hansen who was presented a Pewter cup for his activities in support of the Era and the Council said Many Environ mentalists Hope to ban shooting in Wilder Ness areas. He said those advocates claim that gunshots in the wilderness Are As disruptive As helicopters or be biographic work done with explosives. In effect Hansen said Many Environ mentalists want to completely preserve the Pristine nature of wilderness  Well that s too extreme he said. When i try to gel some moderation some Multi use objectives i m constantly facing wacko extreme positions. "1 thought being an environmentalist was wanting to preserve clean air clean water some continuity to the land Han sen said. You people who have enjoyed Hunting and fishing i would be just a Little careful who you cozy up to because you May be cutting your own nose right off he said. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Nov. 19, 1945 the International military tribunal in Nuernberg refused to indict Alfred Krupp instead of his father Gustav Krupp von Bohlen and ordered the trial of the other nazis to begin nov. 20. 30 years ago today. Nov. 19, 1955 the Federal Reserve tightened credit by approving an increase from 2vi to 2v percent in the discount rate of Federal Reserve Banks at new York Chicago Philadelphia Atlanta Cleveland and san Francisco. The rate will be the highest since1934. 20 years ago today. Nov. 19, 1965 a column of the . 1st Cav div was Cut in half and mauled in a communist ambush in the la Drang Valley. The full savagery of the attack came to Light As survivors streamed Back to Headquarters military officials in Saigon said. 10 years ago today. Nov. 19,1975 Gen. Francisco Franco s condition worsened As massive new internal Haemorrhaging threatens to end his life within hours according to his doctors in Madrid